Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-14
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR,
Judge Reagan Explains About His
Celebrated Bath Maxey Watch
full but RetiCent.
Pool Commissioner Waldo, J. A. Hoppe,
and j. II. Jackson solicuing Votes
for ireland for Senator.
Il suit by which Texas is to Acquire Cne-
Third "f the Indian Territory and
Big Slice of Kansas.
special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Ten, Jan. ia bill wes in
troduced in the senate to-day by Senator
Bell to start suit against the state Of
Kansas and the United States 10 recover
possession of about Cue-third of the In
dian Territory ana & large portion OF
Kansas. The basis for the bill is evil
dence Claimed to have been found by Mr..
Freeman OF Lampas2S, member of The
Greer county commission, that the treaty
between Spain and this country estab-
fishing the boundary line between the
United States and MeNica designated the
lOOth meridian as it existed on Melish's
old map, which would throw the boun-
Diary line east of Greer county northward
to the Arkansas river, which stream the
Tooth meridian would strike in the pres
ent state Of Kanas according to the old
map, q certified copy of which is in the
governors office. The bill has been re-
ferred to Judiciary committee No. l. At
q committee meeting to-day the bill was
made special order for consideration by
the committee tomorrow at 5 O'Clock D.
M, when Mr.. Freeman and Senator Bur
CESS will DE invited to appear to give in
formation.
senator S. B. Maxey CAM in on the
train to day and is quartered at ne Dris-
Kill house.
THE GAZETTE man found Senator
MaXey in the lobby of the DrisBill house.
He said he was satisfied with the stun
ton relative to the senatorial contest,
but had not been in the city long enough
to express any decided views.
Judge Reagan came in on the south
bound train at O'Clock p. n, and
is quartered at the Avenue house,
where he is having regular
ovation and hand shaking, and his rooms
are crowded wi senators and represen-
latives. The Judge said that the truth
about his celebrated bath is that mem
Der from Georgia was discussing the
Oklahoma bill, and he was told that the
m' mber would occupy an nour which
would give him amp e time to take
bath; that While thus engaged
ne was told that Morrison's motion to
take up the bill was before the house,
and by the time he arrived in the hall
the vote had been taken. He said that be
GREETED it very much, that during the
sixteen yesrs he had been in congress no
member could show a better record for
being in his seat and voting on impor-
tant measures that came before the
house. When the same subject
came up for consideration two years
ago he was very sick and his doctors adj
vised him that it would cost nim his life
if he went to the house to cast his vote,
nut he was carriei in and recorded his
vote.
Senator Jarvis will introduce bill to-
morrow regulating telephone charges in
the state, bill that will no doubt attract
attention, as this is new legislation and
There is much comment here over the
fact that Pool Commissioner. Waldo and
j. A. Hooper, another prominent railrosd
man. have been writing letters to men,
bers Of the legislature soliciting votes for
Gov Ireland for United States senator.
DR. Jackson, the well-known Knight of
Labor, is also for Ireland. This is re-
garded as a strong mixing of oil and
water. Two years ago Gov. Ireland tried
to pass law making it q misdemeanor
TOR union man to interfere with a
"scao," and now organized labor's great
champion is for Irelan'. -,